rape1

unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.

rape1

the offence of forcing a person, esp a woman, to submit to sexual intercourse against that person's will See also statutory rape

2.

the act of despoiling a country in warfare; rapine

3.

any violation or abuse: the rape of justice

4.

(archaic) abduction: the rape of the Sabine women

verb (mainly transitive)

5.

to commit rape upon (a person)

6.

(also intransitive) to plunder or despoil (a place) in war

7.

(archaic) to carry off by force; abduct

Word Origin

C14: from Latin rapere to seize

rape2

/reɪp/

noun

1.

a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus, that has bright yellow flowers and is cultivated for its seeds, which yield a useful oil, and as a fodder plant: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) Also called colza, cole

Word Origin

C14: from Latin rāpum turnip

rape3

/reɪp/

noun

1.

(often pl) the skins and stalks of grapes left after wine-making: used in making vinegar

Word Origin

C17: from French râpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German raspōn to scrape together

rape

late 14c., "seize prey; abduct, take by force," from rape (n.) and from Anglo-French raper (Old French rapir) "to seize, abduct," a legal term, probably from past participle of Latin rapere "seize, carry off by force, abduct" (see rapid).

Latin rapere was used for "sexually violate," but only very rarely; the usual Latin word being stuprare "to defile, ravish, violate," related to stuprum (n.), literally "disgrace." Meaning "to abduct (a woman), ravish;" also "seduce (a man)" is from early 15c. in English. Related: Raped; raping. Uncertain connection to Low German and Dutch rapen in the same sense.

n.

early 14c., "booty, prey;" mid-14c., "forceful seizure; plundering, robbery, extortion," from Anglo-French rap, rape, and directly from Latin rapere "seize" (see rape (v.)). Meaning "act of abducting a woman or sexually violating her or both" is from early 15c., but perhaps late 13c. in Anglo-Latin.

kind of cruciferous plant (Brassica napus), late 14c., from Old French rape, from Latin rapa, rapum "turnip," from PIE *rap- (cf. Greek hrapys "rape," Old Church Slavonic repa, Lithuanian rope, Middle Dutch roeve, Old High German ruoba, German Rübe "rape, turnip"). Usually grown to feed sheep, an oil made from it is used in cooking (see canola).